The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-22

started OF down the rOad As he passed
by me | turned I'm my saddle and kept
him covered with the pistol until he had
disappeared around y bend in the road.
E,cu then waited for some minutes for
fear lac would turn back, but finally being
convinced hc had no intention Of coming
back, got Oh my horse, clutched my
prize, and having mounted went on az
fast as the stccpncss OF the grade would
permit: not that | was running away.
0entlemon-oh, no, not az all. But You
see was carrying the United States mail
on schedule and / was making up for lost
time
Here Mr. Smith paused and medita-
lively smoked his cigar.
II suppose you never saw your bene-
factor again., remarked one Of the com
pany.
"Oh, yes, did, only few days after
wards, and that is the best part OF the
story When | got back 10 the home
ranch from that trip the first thing that
! did after stabing my horse and putting
away my arsenal with the mail bag in the
postOlIce was 10 stroll down TO the store
20 lay in supply Of tobacco The store,
YOU know, is the one resort for every
body in small settlement. II was 50
in California; il it so yet in every village in
the United States, where, ~ a rule, there
IS only one store and that deals in every
thing Well, / went down 10 the store.
10 was full Of men, as it always was.
edged my way up to the counter and
asked for tobacco A tall man who had
his back TO Inc turned around at the
sound of my voice IL was my friend Of
the mountain ] recognized him in m
instant bat hoped he did not know me.
But he did, and remarked:
louugster we've met before
II knew from his tone il was useless
10 deny the fact and admitted it, while
was preparing TO dodge his first bullet,
with the hope of escaping altogether in
the fusiladc that would be sure 10 sue
coed d. But 10 my intense surprise, he
showed uO intention of drawing weapon
ON the contrary. hc thrust ont his hand
with the remark.
"Noungstcr, your name You'll do
Shaker
"He had the grip Of wise and the
strength OF an OK / would rather have
taken my chances with his bullets than
have endured his friendly grasp again
But. happily I was not called upon 10 do
TO- The stranger extended "a genial inyi-
tation To- everybody 20 liquor up and
gave the crowd minnie account Of our
first meeting, ending with the c0mpli-
mout. Young ter here Is game. you bet
With the words hc had paid his score,
and, striding out mounted his horse and
rode away
"You got wcll out Of that scrape, Chi
QUITO remarked one of his hearers.
-You never heard Of him again. sup
pose,'
Yes. did, A few days afterward his
identity was established when he was
hanged iu the next settlement by a vigil.
aucc committee for horse stealing. Then
10 came out Doe was one OF the most noted
and daring dcspcradoes in the country.
lie had committed several murders and
was suspected of others. but they had been
done iu remote places. and as Doe had never
been m our settlement before the time /
encountered him DO IS not strange nobody
there knew him. When IL became known
who he was there was much marveiing as
900 how ] had escaped / fully shared in
it / suppose 10 Us hardly necessary TO
ely that if / had known who me was /
should not have gcutured 70 request him
f0 share his tobacco with me. New
York " orld